FiredoglakeJune 2, 2008Seth Kilbourn discusses Equality for All, the campaign to stop the anti-marriage initiative in CA and protect the freedom to marry: “The battle is on…We can win this campaign if we all dig deep and contribute what we can, whether we live in California or not. This has to be a national effort. As we have demonstrated time and time again in California: working together we can ensure fundamental freedom, fairness, and equality for all.” [Link]

NewsweekJune 9, 2008 IssueAnna Quindlen discusses the social movement toward support of the freedom to marry for same-sex couples: "Scream, shout, jump up and down. No matter. The gay-marriage issue is over and done with. The upshot: love won... The California Supreme Court called gay marriage a 'basic civil right.' In hindsight, it will merely be called ordinary life." [Link]

"With the position of mayor comes life and death authority and responsibility inrunning a police force, emergency preparedness system and fire departments," hesaid. "But gay folks still can't be trusted to be married."

— Sam Adams, upon being elected mayor of Portland, Oregon, largest city to elect an openly gay mayor

Dallas Morning NewsJune 1, 2008Dr. Love, a former Dallas pastor who now heads Metropolitan Community Churches in Abilene, discusses the importance of California honoring the freedom to marry: "It's just really important to us to have that moment, that acknowledgment and that piece of paper all our straight friends have." [Link]

San Francisco ChronicleJune 1, 2008With the CA Supreme Court rightfully deciding to honor the freedom to marry paving the way, other opinion leaders are stepping up in support of marriage equality, sentiments which may have existed prior to the decision but now are more readily voiced. [Link]

The Capital TimesMay 30, 2008A Wisconsin judge rejected the argument by plaintiff William McConkey that the anti-marriage amendment violated a constitutional prohibition against a referendum posing more than one question to voters. [Link]